Stepan Safaryan: Turkey can instigate Azerbaijan to launch hostilitiesMay 6, 2010 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations are not frozen but thrown into a wastebasket, according to Stepan Safaryan, head of the Heritage parliamentary group. “Initially, the Protocols were aimed to weaken the Azeri-Turkish tandem,” he told a news conference in Yerevan on May 6. “With suspension of the ratification process in the Armenian parliament, Armenian-Turkish rapprochement can finally fail.” Safaryan also said that under the circumstances, tensions in the Karabakh process will grow. “Turkey uses the Karabakh problem as a tool to gain political dividends in regional issues but it can instigate Azerbaijan to launch hostilities,” he said. As to Armenia’s domestic problems, he did not rule out conduction of early elections. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |